Sunday, August 10, 2014

Happy Birthday, Fox!

Recently, we had the joy of attending a party to celebrate
the 1st birthday of our sweet little guy, Fox. He’s Lolee’s little buddy:

Mandy, ever the clever party planner, knew that this was probably the only year that
she could get by with doing a woodland animal theme, and I think that she did
the most incredible job! Her decorations
were just as cute as could be:

And, truly, there were woodland animals everywhere:

Even the food made me feel like I was in a wooded
wonderland:

Of course, there were presents, and Fox really got into
opening them. He had a great time:

There was birthday cake…

…Which my little buddy certainly enjoyed!

We can’t believe that a whole year has gone by…Fox certainly has grown. He’s walking now, which
means that his mother spends most of her days just trying to keep him from
jumping off of the hearth and chairs and such.
He can say a few words, including “book” – he finally likes
to have someone read to him. He’s all
boy – climbing curtains, banging things on the furniture, and roaring and
screeching and generally being noisy. He
even roars and screeches when he is perfectly happy. I have an idea that rearing him over the next
several years is going to be quite the adventure for Mandy and Jeromy. ..

Gone But Never Forgotten: Cookie...

...And Chewka Marie...

...And Ruby...

Liked roosting on our shoulders, eating grapes, and hanging out with Opal

...And Pearl

Liked running free in the yard, scratching in the garden bed that was supposed to be off-limits, and being close to a human at all times. "Her" crowing led to "her" having to go back to her original family due to a city ordinance against roosters!

...And Molly

Likes EVERYONE IN THE WHOLE WORLD, pouncing Cookie and Toffee, going out to potty at 2:45 a.m., and drinking water out of puddles. Is now living with another family in the area, in a big house with a pool and two other Golden Retrievers!